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1802, coined probably by German-born English astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822) from Greek asteroeides "star-like," from aster "star" (see astro-) + -eidos "form, shape&q [..]
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A small planetary body in orbit around the Sun, larger than a meteoroid but smaller than a planet. Most asteroids can be found in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The orbits of some aste [..]
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Large solid mass suspended in outer space that revolves around the sun. Asteroids are larger than meteoroids. See also meteor.
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irregularly shaped planetary body, ranging from 6 meters (20 feet) to 933 kilometers (580 miles) in diameter, orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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A small solar system object composed mostly of rock. Many of these objects orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Their sizes range anywhere from 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter to less than 620 mile [..]
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A small solar system object composed mostly of rock. Many of these objects orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Their sizes range anywhere from 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter to less than 620 mile [..]
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One of billions of rocky objects, less than 1000 km in diameter, which orbit the Sun. Also known as minor planets. Thought to be planetesimals leftover from the formation of the planets. The first asteroid (Ceres) was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801. More than 10 000 asteroids have so far been discovered and given permanent identification num [..]
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Small, rock-like objects that orbit the sun. Most are found in an asteroid belt between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
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A solid body orbiting the Sun that consists of metal and rock. Most are only a few miles in diameter and are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, too small and far away to be seen easily in a small telescope. A few venture closer to the Sun and cross Earth’s orbit.
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A rocky space object which can be from a few hundred feet to several hundred km wide. Most asteroids in our solar system orbit the Sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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A celestial lump, hundreds of kilometres wide, composed of rock and iron, that orbits the Sun. Most asteroids lie in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and are thought to be left-over bits from the formation of the Solar System.
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Enormous rocks or boulders that revolve around the sun, usually between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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Asteroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they can also contain organic compounds. Asteroids are similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outli [..]
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A lump of rock which orbits around the sun. (The biggest asteroids are about 100km across, although many are 1km or less across. Asteroids orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mar [..]
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SP An asteriod is a lump of rock which orbits around the sun. (The biggest asteroids are about 100km across, although many are 1km or less across. Asteroids orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt, betwee [..]
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(n) any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)(adj) shaped like a star
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An irregularly shaped, rocky object that orbits the Sun and is believed to be formed from the same material as planets (Lesson 30)
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(n.) One of thousands of small planetlike bodies orbiting between Mars and Jupiter having diameters from a fraction of a kilometer to about 1,000 km.
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A small, mostly rocky body orbiting the Sun. Asteroids range in size from 1000 kilometers in diameter to tiny objects you could hold in your hand. Most asteroids orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter [..]
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Large solid mass suspended in outer space that revolves around the sun. Asteroids are larger than meteoroids. See also meteor.
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One of the many small celestial bodies in orbit around the sun. Most asteroid orbits are between those of planets Mars and Jupiter.
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Also includes: Meteor, meteorite and meteorid
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A minor planet, one of the many small celestial bodies revolving around the sun, most of the orbits being between those of Mars and Jupiter. Also called PLANETOID, MINOR PLANET. See under PLANET.
Source: en.wikisource.org

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A rock in space. Can be found in asteroid belts, deadspace pockets, or Cosmic Anomalies. Most asteroids can be mined for ore, but some are purely decorative. For more info, see Asteroids and Ore.
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A small solar system object composed mostly of rock. Many of these objects orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Their sizes range anywhere from 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter to less than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers). The largest known asteroid, Ceres, has a diameter of 579 miles (926 kilometers).
Source: amazing-space.stsci.edu (offline)

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A small solar system object in orbit around the sun composed mostly of rock. Many of these objects orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Their size can range anywhere from 10 meters in diameter to almost 1000 kilometers.
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